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Standard Batting Table Rk | Player | Age | Pos | WAR | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ | rOBA | Rbat+ | TB | HBP | SH | Pos | Awards |
1 | Ray Noble | 29 | C | 1.3 | 38 | 148 | 134 | 12 | 43 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 12 | .321 | .381 | .522 | .903 | 160 | .419 | 156 | 70 | 1 | 1 | *2/79 | |
2 | Lorenzo Cabrera* | 28 | 1B | 0.8 | 36 | 151 | 140 | 22 | 45 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 3 | 10 | .321 | .367 | .479 | .845 | 143 | .395 | 140 | 67 | 0 | 1 | *3 | |
3 | Tommy Sampson | 35 | 2B | -0.4 | 21 | 97 | 89 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | .236 | .277 | .292 | .569 | 64 | .273 | 62 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
4 | Pedro Ballester | 23 | SS | 0.2 | 36 | 137 | 128 | 23 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 5 | .258 | .286 | .391 | .676 | 95 | .316 | 90 | 50 | 0 | 4 | 6/54 | |
5 | Minnie Miñoso | 24 | 3B | 1.5 | 36 | 167 | 157 | 27 | 54 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 5 | 8 | .344 | .380 | .548 | .927 | 166 | .430 | 162 | 86 | 1 | 1 | *5/6 | AS,AS |
6 | Lou Louden | 28 | LF | 0.5 | 34 | 130 | 112 | 12 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 17 | .241 | .341 | .321 | .663 | 92 | .326 | 96 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 72/59 | AS,AS |
7 | Cleveland Clark | 28 | CF | 1.0 | 36 | 149 | 130 | 20 | 39 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 15 | .300 | .377 | .446 | .823 | 137 | .387 | 136 | 58 | 1 | 3 | *87/94 | |
8 | Juan León* | 29 | RF | 0.3 | 13 | 57 | 53 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .358 | .370 | .491 | .861 | 148 | .402 | 147 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 9/78 | |
Rk | Player | Age | Pos | WAR | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ | rOBA | Rbat+ | TB | HBP | SH | Pos | Awards |
9 | Lyman Bostock* | 30 | UT | -0.2 | 19 | 84 | 76 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7 | .250 | .313 | .303 | .616 | 78 | .300 | 79 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 9/37 | |
10 | Jerry Benjamin# | 38 | OF | 0.0 | 15 | 67 | 56 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | .196 | .308 | .250 | .558 | 62 | .285 | 68 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 8/7 | |
11 | Sammy Gee | 20 | SS | 0.2 | 15 | 56 | 45 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | .200 | .308 | .222 | .530 | 54 | .273 | 59 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
12 | Pedro Miró | 30 | 2B | 0.0 | 14 | 44 | 40 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .302 | .300 | .602 | 74 | .294 | 75 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
13 | George Walden | | OF | -0.5 | 8 | 33 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .133 | .188 | .133 | .321 | -7 | .166 | -9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | /879 | |
14 | Sam Wheeler | 24 | OF | -0.4 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .111 | .143 | .185 | .328 | -6 | .157 | -12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | /79 | |
15 | Sherwood Brewer | 24 | 2B | 0.3 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .240 | .269 | .240 | .509 | 48 | .249 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 0 | /4 | |
16 | Acie Griggs | 24 | OF | 0.1 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .250 | .318 | .300 | .618 | 79 | .309 | 82 | 6 | 0 | 0 | /87 | |
17 | Mario Arencibia | 23 | OF | 0.0 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .154 | .353 | .231 | .584 | 70 | .311 | 87 | 3 | 0 | 0 | /9 | |
18 | James Abernathy* | 29 | OF | 0.2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 189 | .477 | 192 | 6 | 0 | 0 | /9 | |
19 | Matt Carlisle | 38 | SS | -0.2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | .000 | -111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /6 | |
20 | Ron Teasley | 21 | OF | 0.0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .429 | .714 | 105 | .331 | 99 | 3 | 0 | 0 | /79 | |
21 | Earl Ashby | 27 | OF | -0.1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | -25 | .186 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /9 | |
22 | Mangrum | | OF | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /7 | |
23 | Armando Vázquez* | 26 | 1B | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /3 | |
24 | Wilbert King | 33 | SS | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | /6 | |
Rk | Player | Age | Pos | WAR | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ | rOBA | Rbat+ | TB | HBP | SH | Pos | Awards |
25 | Pat Scantlebury* | 30 | P | 1.1 | 26 | 69 | 60 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | .333 | .403 | .467 | .870 | 151 | .410 | 151 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1/9 | |
26 | Dave Barnhill# | 34 | P | 0.6 | 16 | 38 | 34 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .353 | .389 | .471 | .859 | 148 | .404 | 148 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | AS |
27 | Raúl López* | 19 | P | 0.2 | 13 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .158 | .333 | .158 | .491 | 44 | .274 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
28 | José Santiago | 19 | P | -0.1 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .083 | .000 | .083 | -75 | .062 | -86 | 0 | 0 | 1 | /1 | |
29 | Pee Wee Jenkins | 25 | P | -0.1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | -28 | .119 | -52 | 1 | 0 | 1 | /1 | |
30 | Alex Newkirk* | 31 | P | 0.2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .571 | .571 | .571 | 1.143 | 231 | .546 | 254 | 4 | 0 | 1 | /1 | |
31 | Wilfredo Salas | 25 | P | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 45 | .239 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | /1 | |
32 | Martin Crue* | 28 | P | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 45 | .239 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | /1 | |
33 | Barney Morris* | 38 | P | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | .000 | -109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /1 | |
| Team Totals | | | 6.2 | 42 | 1619 | 1457 | 206 | 400 | 76 | 28 | 11 | 181 | 23 | 124 | .275 | .333 | .388 | .721 | 108 | .343 | 107 | 565 | 4 | 34 | | |
| Non-Pitcher Totals | | | 4.5 | | 1447 | 1307 | 184 | 358 | 72 | 24 | 11 | 165 | 23 | 109 | .274 | .332 | .391 | .723 | 108 | .343 | 107 | 511 | 4 | 27 | | |
| Pitcher Totals | | | 1.8 | | 172 | 150 | 22 | 42 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 15 | .280 | .345 | .360 | .705 | 104 | .339 | 104 | 54 | 0 | 7 | | |
Standard Pitching Table Rk | Player | Age | Pos | WAR | W | L | W-L% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | HBP | WP | BF | ERA+ | FIP | WHIP | H9 | HR9 | BB9 | SO9 | SO/BB | Awards |
1 | Pat Scantlebury* | 30 | SP | 1.8 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3.01 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 116.2 | 126 | 56 | 39 | 6 | 20 | 63 | 0 | 2 | 492 | 113 | 2.86 | 1.251 | 9.7 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 3.15 | |
2 | Dave Barnhill | 34 | SP | 1.6 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 2.85 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 85.1 | 87 | 38 | 27 | 7 | 30 | 50 | 1 | 4 | 374 | 120 | 3.74 | 1.371 | 9.2 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 1.67 | AS |
3 | José Santiago | 19 | SP | 0.5 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3.34 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32.1 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 134 | 103 | 3.07 | 1.113 | 7.0 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 7.2 | 2.36 | |
Rk | Player | Age | Pos | WAR | W | L | W-L% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | HBP | WP | BF | ERA+ | FIP | WHIP | H9 | HR9 | BB9 | SO9 | SO/BB | Awards |
4 | Raúl López* | 19 | RP | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4.30 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58.2 | 68 | 37 | 28 | 3 | 32 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 277 | 79 | 4.02 | 1.705 | 10.4 | 0.5 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 1.09 | |
5 | Pee Wee Jenkins* | 25 | RP | -0.5 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 5.34 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30.1 | 36 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 145 | 64 | 3.35 | 1.714 | 10.7 | 0.6 | 4.7 | 9.2 | 1.94 | |
6 | Alex Newkirk | 31 | RP | -0.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 5.93 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 59 | 3.78 | 2.122 | 15.1 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.33 | |
Rk | Player | Age | Pos | WAR | W | L | W-L% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | HBP | WP | BF | ERA+ | FIP | WHIP | H9 | HR9 | BB9 | SO9 | SO/BB | Awards |
7 | Martin Crue* | 28 | | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 108 | 3.49 | 1.273 | 9.0 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 5.7 | 2.33 | |
8 | Barney Morris | 38 | | -0.1 | 0 | 0 | | 4.82 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 74 | 5.12 | 2.143 | 9.6 | 0.0 | 9.6 | 3.9 | 0.40 | |
9 | Wilfredo Salas | 25 | | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.00 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 178 | 2.98 | 1.333 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.25 | |
| Team Totals | | | 3.4 | 18 | 23 | .439 | 3.54 | 42 | 42 | 18 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 366.1 | 394 | 197 | 144 | 21 | 132 | 223 | 7 | 10 | 1626 | 97 | 3.42 | 1.436 | 9.7 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 1.69 | |
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